PM Keir Starmer admits to receiving freebies and gifts worth over £100,000

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00:00Everyone loves a freebie, but apparently not quite as much as Keir Starmer does.

00:04According to Sky News, the Prime Minister has apparently received

00:08over £107,000 worth of freebies since the end of 2019.

00:12That's nearly £70,000 more than Labour's Lucy Powell.

00:15She received the second highest donations of over £40,000 worth of free stuff.

00:20Government officials are reportedly worried about the PM's willingness

00:24to accept hospitality to go to football matches.

00:26This could become a conflict of interest,

00:28as there are plans to overhaul the sports regulator, which many clubs oppose.

00:32But the Premier League currently stands as one of the biggest donors of hospitality,

00:36with Sakhir declaring over £12,000 of free gifts from the organisation,

00:41which is currently lobbying against a football regulator.

00:44Ministers are usually told to avoid hospitality from any organisation

00:48connected to an ongoing government regulatory decision.

00:51In the past, the Prime Minister defended his acceptance of freebies,

00:54saying what he's doing is within government rules.

00:57He also previously insisted that his acceptance of free football tickets

01:01is due to security reasons,

01:02as he cannot watch the match from the stands amongst other fans.

01:06Several senior Labour ministers argue the story has gotten out of hand

01:09due to a lack of political grip on the operation.

01:11So what do you think?

01:13Is it irresponsible leadership or fair game?